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It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin's father is kidnapped,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Janie Scott: Main Character. She is a girl from Southern California.
- Benjamin Burrow: English boy. Classmate of Janie and son of the Apothecary.
- Mr. Burrow: the apothecary.
- Pip: Pickpocket. Young boy released from juvenile hall.
- Mr.Danby: Janie's Latin teacher
- The Scar: nickname of German man
- Sergei: russian student at Janie's school
- Jin Lo: chinese physicist
- Sarah Pennington: beautiful, wealthy girl who goes to Janie's school
- Leonid Shiskin: Sergei's father
- Janie: Janie is a cool chick from L.A who is very adventuresome.
- Sakharov: russian physicist
- Vili: A wealthy Hungarian scientist.
- Mrs. Parrish: the Scott's landlady
- Ben: Ben is a typical England boy who is also courages.
- Pip: Pip is a little pick pocket who helps Janie and Ben along there adventure.
- Nova Zembla: island off of Russia
- Kong Olaf: Norwegian ship they stowaway on to deliver the atom bomb antidote
- Norberg: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Gilliam
- Maid Marian
- Robin Hood
- Henry James
Quotes edit
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“"It'll be like living in a Jane Austen novel.""You mean I'll get married at the end?" I asked. "I'm fourteen."”
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- St. Beden
- Pharmacopoeia
- Russia
- Montclair
- Los Angeles
- California
- Hyde Park
- Norway
- Scotland
- Hollywood
- China
First Sentence edit
I was seven and living in Los Angeles when Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, and my first vivid memories are of how happy and excited everyone was.
Table of Contents edit
1. Followed
2. The Apothecary
3. St. Beden's School
4. Spies
5. Sherwood Forest
6. His Excellency
7. The Message
8. The Pharmacopoeia
9. The Physic Garden
10. The Smell of Truth
11. The Samovar
12. The Return to the Garden
13. The Gardener's Letter
14. Scotland Yard
15. Turnbull Hall
16. The Pickpocket
17. Flight
18. The Opera Game
19. Invisible
20. The Bunker
21. The Oil of Mnemosyne
22. The Pillar of Salt
23. The Apothecary's Plan
24. The Dark Force
25. Science Team
26. At Lady Sarah's
27. The Port of London
28. Breaking and Entering
29. The Kong Olaf
30. The Anniken
31. The Execution
32. Genii
33. Nova Zembla
34. The Bomb
35. The Frozen Sea
36. Escape
37. The Wine of Lethe
38. The Guardians of Peace
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maile Meloy (Author)
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Page Count: 368
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Awards edit
- California Book Award (2012: Young Adult, Gold)
- E.B. White Read Aloud (2012: Middle Reader)
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